In the music field, the classical era corresponds to the time between the 18th century until early 19th century.
The style of music that was composed for most of this period was the concerto grosso. Concerto grosso was written mostly by composers that lived up until the late 18th century. Great composers of this music style are Antonio Vivaldi and Georg Friedrich Haendel.
Other compositors from this era also include Beethoven and Bach.